Drunk driving hit-and-run accident scene, St. George, Utah, June 3, 2013 | Photo by Angie Watts for St. George News
ST. GEORGE – The driver of a vehicle that demolished two yards in a hit-and-run accident early Monday morning has been arrested on multiple charges.
At approximately 2:15 a.m. on Monday, a vehicle crashed through the yards of two houses in the vicinity of 1200 North 1500 West in St. George. Both yards sustained damage, along with the vehicle.
“(He) crashed through mine and my neighbor’s yards and ran into my car, which was parked in the driveway,” witness Angie Watts said. “He tore off his rim and door.”
The driver, a 23-year-old St. George man, fled the scene and was later apprehended by St. George Police Department officers, SGPD Sgt. Sam Despain said. He was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident and was booked into Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility on $2,000 bail.
No one was injured in the incident.
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Drunk driving hit-and-run accident scene, St. George, Utah, June 3, 2013 | Photo by Angie Watts for St. George News
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Drunk driving hit-and-run accident scene, St. George, Utah, June 3, 2013 | Photo by Angie Watts for St. George News
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Alexa Morgan returned to the St. George News team in 2020, having previously served as a reporter and assistant editor from 2011-2014. She is committed to keeping the community informed with journalism of the highest quality standard. Originally from Southern California, she now proudly makes her home beneath the big red mountain in Ivins.
Fullerton DUI Attorney June 10, 2013 at 10:46 pmLog in to Reply
I continue to preach that education is key to curbing intoxicated driving behaviors. Some High Schools have taken the initiative and implemented programs to teach their Seniors about the dangers of drinking and driving, but is a one hour seminar enough to knock some sense into them? The boy was lucky nobody was injured or killed.
Oh joy, now we have people driving through backyards! Glad no one was hurt.
I LOVE LOVE this much needed up-to-date news source – The Spec never breaks news stories like this on my FB feed!
Why is it so wrong to list the idiots name? We all just go to the Sheriffs blotter and see who was booked anyway.
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I continue to preach that education is key to curbing intoxicated driving behaviors. Some High Schools have taken the initiative and implemented programs to teach their Seniors about the dangers of drinking and driving, but is a one hour seminar enough to knock some sense into them? The boy was lucky nobody was injured or killed.